Results for “Tony Blauer”

The individual PDF articles published in October 2012 are collected here in a single download.

The video and audio articles are not contained in the PDF.

The articles included here are:

What Should We Eat—and Why? - Cej
Applied Fitness: CrossFit Defense - Randolph
Short and Simple—and Effective - Starr
Coconut Popsicles - Brown/Dazet
The CrossFit SAT-Prep Program - Glassman et al.
Christine Girard on Olympic Bronze - Beers
Shop Like a Detective - Ford
Fat of the… Continue Reading

Combatives expert Tony Blauer answers 10 questions about his new seminar: CrossFit Defense. Emily Beers reports.

Tony Blauer is the brains behind the newest personal-safety specialty course to hit the CrossFit community: CrossFit Defense.

Blauer, whose foundation is wrestling, martial arts and boxing, has been working with law enforcement and the military for years and was speaking Coach Greg Glassman’s language long before he knew… Continue Reading

E.M. Burton talks self-defense with combatives experts Jeff Gonzales and Tony Blauer.

This summer I received a Smith & Wesson Model 340 .357 five-shooter as a birthday gift from CrossFit Inc. I’d never touched a gun before, so I decided to learn how to use it.

I contacted Trident Concepts of Austin, Texas, owned by a former SEAL by the name of Jeff Gonzales. With his first available Combative Pistol Level 1… Continue Reading

In this series, get a sneak peak at Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, has been providing seminars to CrossFitters to teach the basics of self-defense and how to implement them through CrossFit.

In Part 8, Blauer talks about elbow and knee strikes. He likens the elbow strike to reaching across your body to grab your seatbelt and put it on.

“Always… Continue Reading

Athletes and affiliate owners explain why Tony Blauer’s brand of self-defense is an important part of the CrossFit lifestyle. Rick Randolph reports.

CrossFit Founder and CEO Greg Glassman said, “The greatest adaptation to CrossFit occurs between the ears.” It’s not new skills or PRs that necessarily make us able to do more work, but instead a new understanding of how we approach the workouts emotionally and psychologically.

Tony Blauer says the… Continue Reading

In this series, get a sneak peak at Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, has been providing seminars to CrossFitters to teach the basics of self-defense and how to implement them through CrossFit.

In Part 7, Blauer talks about the palm and spear strikes. First, he has participants palm-strike medicine balls held by a partner, then pause.

“At that point here… Continue Reading

In this series, get a sneak peak at Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, provides seminars to CrossFitters to teach the basics of self-defense and how to implement them through CrossFit.

In Part 6, Blauer talks about using your “crowbar.”

With partners and medicine balls, he has participants practice throwing forearms into their make-believe enemies.

“My spear—the actual… Continue Reading

In this series, get a sneak peak at Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, provides seminars to CrossFitters to teach the basics of self-defense and how to implement them through CrossFit.

In Part 5, Blauer talks about nonviolent posture.

“Body language is 60 percent of communication,” he starts. “Words don’t mean shit … it’s the body… Continue Reading

The individual PDF articles published in March 2012 are collected here in a single download.

The video and audio articles are not contained in the PDF.

The articles included here are:

A Life of Soreness - Viola
CrossFit Crackdown: Cybersquatting - Burton
Giant Heart - Buehler
Fun With a Purpose - Martin
You Were Saying ... With Brian Pandji - Burton
Yes, You Can - Achauer
Q&A With Tony Blauer - Christensen
Using Workload to Move to the Next Strength Level - Starr
Captain Mushroom… Continue Reading

Loren Christensen talks to self-defense expert Tony Blauer about the warrior spirit, what drives him and more.

“When I was 13, my mother asked me what I was gong to study when I was older, and I told her that I wouldn’t really need school because I was going to develop my own martial-art system and be like Bruce Lee. She smiled, patted me on the shoulder and said, ‘OK, sweetie, we'll… Continue Reading

In this new series, get an inside peak into Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Tony Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, has been providing these seminars to CrossFitters to teach the basics of self-defense and how you can implement them through CrossFit.

In Part 4, Blauer talks about the Trojan Horse Concept.

The drill involves two people simulating hand-to-hand combat postures and develops… Continue Reading

In this new series, get an inside peak into Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Tony Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, has been providing these seminars to CrossFitters to teach the basics of self-defense and how you can implement them through CrossFit.

In Part 3, Blauer talks about “in-action,” which is very different from “inaction.”

The bad guy, he says, is always “waiting, waiting” until he can strike.

… Continue Reading

In this new series, get an inside peak into Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Tony Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, has been providing these seminars to CrossFitters to teach the basics of self-defense and how you can implement them through CrossFit.

In Part 2, Blauer talks about things that are personal, passionate and present. These things are critical in finding motivation and the… Continue Reading

In this new series, get an inside peak into Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Tony Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, has been providing these seminars to CrossFitters to teach the basics of self-defense and how you can implement them through CrossFit.

In the first segment, Blauer tells the story about how his seminar first began. Upon addressing a group of women about whether or… Continue Reading

On Episode 191 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed James Hobson, owner of CrossFit Addiction, and gymnastics and movement specialist Carl Paoli. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011.

The WOW (Workout of the Week) is Fat Jesus by CrossFit JAX:

5 rounds for time of:
Body-weight ground to overhead, 6 reps
Chest-to-bar pull-ups, 12 reps
Double-unders, 18 reps

8:40 James… Continue Reading

Join Sevan Matossian as he captures the athletes, judges, spectators and staff, providing a look at what goes on before, during and after the events of the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games.

In Part 6, Matossian catches Tony Blauer of Blauer Tactical Systems and John Hackleman of The Pit hanging out with the athletes.

After Event 6, The Killer Kage, Matt Chan is fired up.

“I needed something to click for me, and that was it,”… Continue Reading

Join HQ’s Dave Castro and Sevan Matossian as they listen to stories from Tony Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, about how he found CrossFit and how CrossFit changed his own business model.

Blauer shares his first experiences with CrossFit and his astonishment at the growth of the brand. Blauer says the open-source business model was very different from his own, but he was intrigued by the concept.

“This is genius,” he says… Continue Reading

On Episode 174 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed combative expert Tony Blauer and gymnast Carl Paoli. Stacie Tovar was also featured on the episode, which was was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, June 1, 2011.

4:30 Tony Blauer of Blauer Tactical Systems came on the show to talk about his popular Be Your Own Bodyguard seminars. Tony talked about feedback he gets from students who… Continue Reading

Tony Blauer of Blauer Tactical Systems is a combat specialist and the creator of the SPEAR System—spontaneous protection enabling accelerated response.

In Part 1, Blauer introduced the Cycle of Behavior at a seminar held at CrossFit Santa Cruz. In Part 2, Blauer continues his discussion of behavioral patterning by talking about skills to manage FEAR—false expectations appearing real and false evidence appearing real. According to… Continue Reading

Are you afraid of a knife? Do you own a knife? How is it that you are afraid of a knife and yet you own one? What are you really afraid of?

Let Tony Blauer illustrate more mental associations and behavioral patterning through the Cycle of Behavior, a Blauer Tactical Systems performance-enhancement training model.

Tony Blauer is a combat specialist and creator of the SPEAR System—spontaneous protection enabling accelerated response. In… Continue Reading